Turkey

Greece and Turkey are experiencing a severe winter. The metropolis of Istanbul has been almost flat for two days due to heavy snowfall. As a result, Athens and most Greek islands have remained 'locked' for the past few days. Greek…

Turkey has crossed the line with the arrest of hundreds of judges and prosecutors after the failed coup of 2016, the European Court of Human Rights finds. As a result, the government in Ankara owes 427 detainees compensation.…

President Joe Biden will also speak separately with his Turkish President Erdogan on his trip to Europe. That meeting is scheduled for June 14, according to the White House. Relations between the two countries have been bad for…

Turkish President Erdogan has called Pope Francis and asked if he would help "stop the mass murder of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip". Erdogan said he wanted to forge an international coalition that could put pressure on Israel…

Ten retired admirals have been arrested in Turkey after they, along with nearly 100 other former naval officers, complained about a construction project by President Erdogan's government. A government spokesman said the open letter…

Six countries in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East met for the first time in Athens as the Forum for Friendship. All six have problems with the policies of President Erdogan's Turkish government. They are Bahrain,…

Turkey hopes to "turn a page" in its relationship with the United States and the European Union in the new year. So said Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan complained that his Western partners had unfairly treated his country.…

Turkey has arrested lawyers in several provinces with alleged ties to Kurdish organizations. A total of 72 people, including 24 lawyers and doctors, were arrested, the Turkish state news agency Anadolu reported Friday. The…

Turkey will hit back hard when attacking Turkish targets in Libya. A senior Turkish official said to Bloomberg news agency after one of the warring parties in the North African country threatened with airstrikes. Turkey provides…

Turkey claims to have destroyed a "chemical weapons installation" from the Syrian regime in northeastern Syria. This is a retribution for the air raids in which more than 30 Turkish soldiers died on Thursday. The Syrian Observatory…